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Texas men’s basketball’s Rodney Terry leaves program after 3 seasons as head coach
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• March 23, 2025

Texas men’s basketball headed to Big Dance, earning No. 11 seed in NCAA tournament
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• March 18, 2025

Texas men’s basketball wins in 94–89 second overtime against Texas A&M
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• March 13, 2025

Texas faces in-state rival Texas A&M in SEC tournament second round
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• March 12, 2025

‘We’re always together’: Texas men’s basketball prepares for first round of conference championship
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• March 11, 2025

Texas loses last home conference game to Oklahoma in Red River bubble matchup
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• March 9, 2025

Tre Johnson breaks Texas freshman points record in overtime loss to Arkansas
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• February 27, 2025

Texas men’s basketball gets needed recovery in bye week
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• February 19, 2025

Texas men’s basketball gets third ranked SEC win against No. 15 Kentucky
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• February 16, 2025

Texas men’s basketball loses road game against Vanderbilt
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• February 8, 2025

Pushing past the pain, Kadin Shedrick leads by example
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• February 7, 2025

Tre Johnson named Top 10 midseason candidate for Jerry West Award
Lauren Hightower , Associate Sports Editor
• February 4, 2025

Battered and bruised, Texas men’s basketball loses close game to No. 23 Ole Miss
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• January 30, 2025

Taking shots on a quiet court, Tre Johnson pushes himself to be better throughout the season
Lauren Hightower , Associate Sports Editor
• January 28, 2025

Texas men’s basketball, Jordan Pope ready for rematch against No. 13 Texas A&M basketball
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• January 24, 2025

Texas men’s basketball heats up, beating No. 22 Missouri for second SEC win
Lauren Hightower , Associate Sports Editor
• January 22, 2025

Texas men’s basketball wins first-ever SEC game, beating Oklahoma 77–73
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• January 16, 2025

Texas center Jake Majors declares for 2025 NFL draft
Lauren Hightower , Associate Sports Editor
• January 14, 2025

Texas men’s basketball preview against Oklahoma
Lauren Hightower , Associate Sports Editor
• January 14, 2025

What does the new year look like for Texas athletics?
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• January 14, 2025

A UT battle: Texas men’s basketball close loss to No. 1 Tennessee 74-70
Lauren Hightower , Associate Sports Editor
• January 12, 2025

Texas men’s basketball falls to No. 13 Texas A&M 80-60 in SEC debut
Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor
• January 5, 2025

Texas moves on to Peach Bowl after 38-24 win against Clemson
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• December 22, 2024

Texas football opponent preview: Ohio State
Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter
• December 17, 2024

Week 15: Defensive Standouts
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• December 5, 2024

From the ranch to the football field: Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte’s journey to serve others through sports
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• December 2, 2024

Texas men’s basketball wins 2024 UKG Legends Classic with a 67-58 win against Saint Joseph’s
Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter
• November 26, 2024

Heisman watch
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• November 21, 2024

Texas men’s basketball signs first recruit of class of 2025 in four-star top-50 John Clark
Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter
• November 18, 2024

Tale of two halves: Texas beats Mississippi Valley State 89-43 in first-ever meeting
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• November 16, 2024

SEC power rankings
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• November 15, 2024

Athletic director Chris Del Conte answers students’ questions at Longhorn Foundation dinner event
Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter
• November 13, 2024

No. 19 Texas men’s basketball dominates in home opener against HCU
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• November 9, 2024

Previewing Texas men’s basketball’s first home game
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• November 8, 2024

Week 11: Keys to the game
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• November 7, 2024

No. 19/19 Texas men’s basketball takeaways from closed scrimmages with TCU and Colorado
Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter
• October 30, 2024

Week 9: Longhorns in the NFL
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 24, 2024

Taking a tour through conferences: Texas men’s basketball will rely on Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma’s experience
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 22, 2024

Texas Athletics fined $250K for fan behavior at Georgia game
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 20, 2024

The night before the Georgia game in the governor’s house
Lauren Hightower, Matthew Gomez, and Liv Elizondo
• October 19, 2024

Keys to the Game: Georgia
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 18, 2024

It’s a great day to be alive: Texas men’s basketball built a culture ready for SEC
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 15, 2024

Texas men’s basketball ranked No. 19 in AP preseason rankings
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 14, 2024

Adjusting to heat: Oregon State transfer Jordan Pope ready for SEC play
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 9, 2024

Notes on the Coach
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• September 26, 2024

Keys to the game: ULM
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• September 19, 2024

Texas men’s basketball’s Kadin Shedrick stepping up as leader “every rep, every practice”
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• September 17, 2024

Three in-state rivalry games are occurring this week, so if you are looking for fire on the field, these are the games to watch.
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• September 13, 2024

Games to watch
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• September 5, 2024

Building leadership, team chemistry in 8 weeks: Texas men’s basketball is looking good for upcoming season
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• September 4, 2024

Notes from the opponent
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 29, 2024

Second episode of ‘We Are Texas’ released by reinvented Longhorn Network
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 29, 2024

A ringing tradition: the MSU Cowbell
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 23, 2024

The former Aggies: Mississippi State University
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 23, 2024

Goodbye to Texas University: The in-state rivalry is back
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 23, 2024

The 12th Man: The student body
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 23, 2024

Making world watch: former Longhorn Tara Davis-Woodhall wins long jump gold
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 12, 2024

First-time Olympic medalists: Texas swimmers medal in Paris
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 5, 2024

Texas vs. Texas A&M: Lone Star rivalry game is back
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 1, 2024

Helping players on, off the court: Texas volleyball hires Texas Athletics Hall of Honor member Juliann Faucette
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• August 1, 2024

Staying in his lane: Texas alumni swimmer Carson Foster will swim for gold in Paris
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• July 26, 2024

Texas softball alumni appeared on global stage at WBSC World Cup Finals
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• July 22, 2024

Idol, friend, teammate: Erin Gemmell makes 4×200 free relay Olympic team alongside Katie Ledecky
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• July 12, 2024

‘Family on me’: Texas softball seniors changed program for better
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• July 2, 2024

Texas volleyball Madisen Skinner wins Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 27, 2024

Repeating history: Colorado State preview
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 25, 2024

New Texas women’s golf head coach Laura Ianello pushes herself out of her comfort zone
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 18, 2024

Looking back and moving forward: Texas softball season recap
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 13, 2024

Changing the game: Texas and Oklahoma softball transition into the SEC
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 13, 2024

No. 1/1 Texas softball showed ‘Texas fight’ in championship loss to No. 2/2 Oklahoma
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 7, 2024

No. 1/1 Texas softball falls in Women’s College World Series championship series opener to No. 2/2 Oklahoma
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 6, 2024

No. 1/1 Texas softball heads to Women’s College World Series championship series after win against No. 8/8 Stanford
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 3, 2024

No. 1/1 Texas softball dominates in mercy rule win against No. 7/5 Florida
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• June 1, 2024

Kavan becomes first freshman pitcher in Texas softball history to throw shutout game in Women’s College World Series as Texas beats Stanford
Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter
• May 31, 2024

No. 1 Texas softball hitting hard in 5-2 win against Iowa State
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• April 28, 2024

Home Run Heroes: Truist program gives $100 to Developing Neighborhood Athletes fund for each Texas softball home run
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• April 24, 2024

No. 2/1 Texas softball beats No. RV/24 Baylor in alumni game
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• April 13, 2024

No. 4/5 Texas softball breaks No. 1 Oklahoma winning streak with series win
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• April 8, 2024

No. 4/5 Texas softball learns from 5-2 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• April 6, 2024

No. 2/2 Texas softball pitching struggles in 0-5 loss against No. 8/10 Oklahoma State
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• March 29, 2024

No. 3/2 Texas softball battles in a 4-2 win against UCF
Lauren Hightower, Lauren Hightower
• March 24, 2024

No. 3/2 Texas softball dominates in 10-0 win against No. 17/18 Florida State
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• March 21, 2024

Getting a blue ribbon: Bella Dayton acknowledged in No. 2/1 Texas softball 8-1 win against UTA
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• March 7, 2024

No. 2 Texas softball sweeps Hofstra in Longhorn Invitational weekend games
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• March 4, 2024

No. 2 Texas softball dominates in 17-0 win against Tarleton State
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• March 1, 2024

Cool under pressure: Texas softball’s Reese Atwood wins Big 12 and NFCA accolades
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• March 1, 2024

Reese Atwood gets first career grand slam in No. 2/2 Texas softball 9-0 win against Colorado State
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• February 24, 2024

No. 2/2 Texas shuts out Colorado State 7-0
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• February 24, 2024

Tried and true freshman: meet the 2023 Texas softball recruiting class
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• February 23, 2024

No. 3/3 Texas softball defeats No. 2 Tennessee 2-1
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• February 17, 2024

Texas softball moves to No. 3 following undefeated Stacy Winsberg Tournament
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• February 14, 2024

Texas softball bullpen shines in 3-2 win against UCLA
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• February 10, 2024

Fans of the Sugar Bowl
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• December 30, 2023

Former Nebraska outside hitter Whitney Lauenstein transfers to Texas
Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter
• December 21, 2023
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